Execution and Protest
Apart from the deaths of IRA men killed in action, the British Authorities also sentenced a total of 24 men to death who were imprisoned for their roles in various ambushes and actions around Dublin, Cork and Limerick. 18 year old Kevin Barry was executed in November 1920, and was the first man to be executed for republican activities since the leaders of the 1916 Rising. He was one of the Mountjoy 10, who were court martialled and executed in 1920/1921. Their executions sparked protests across Ireland and abroad, with thousands of people gathering outside the prison to speak against the executions. During this time a number of republican prisoners also went on hunger strike in Mountjoy, leading to a General Labour Strike which brought Ireland to a near standstill.
